Traveling bag



April 29, 1924. 1,491,807 J. P.- MCLINN TRAVELING BAG Filed June 20.1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 i In A TTORNEY April 29 1924.

J. P. MOLINNI TRAVELING BAG Filed June 20. 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ximJon/v ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 29, 1924.

JOHN E. MOLINN, OE NEW YORK, N. Y.

TRAVELING BAG.

Application filed June 20, 1922.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J 01m P. MOLINN, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented anew and useful Improvement in a Traveling Bag, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to traveling bags and has for its especialpurpose the provision in an effective, compact, and accessible manner,of means and facilities for correspondence or writing of any kind,together with provisions for the systematic preservation of importantpapers and the necessary equipment of correspondence.

It is essential in a device of this nature that the part of thestructure containing the additional facilities, shall be sightly,compactly planned so that it will not occupy much space, and designed sothat it can be easily opened up for use, and just as readily closedagain when it has served its purpose.

When traveling, writing facilities and accommodations are frequentlyneeded on trains and in similar places, and if the matcrials thereforare packed in the main body of the bag together with clothing and otherarticles of that nature it is most inconvenient to have to eitherpartially or entirely unpack the whole bag to obtain the desiredmaterials.

A firm surface on which to write in the form of a writing pad is alsoprovided in my invention, which is more fully described in the followingspecification and shown in the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 isa perspective view of one form of the bag, shown in a closed position.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the attachment containing thewriting facilities section, opened out ready for use.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of another form of traveling bag in aclosed position.

Fig. 5 is a perspective View of the form shown in Fig. 4, opened foruse.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view on-the line 6-6 of Fig. 4.

In Figs. 1, 2 and 3 the reference numeral 10 indicates a traveling bagof the usual type intended to contain wearing apparel and similararticles.

At the lower, outside edge of one side of this bag, the writing pad 11is secured in such a manner that it can be dropped down Serial 1W0.569,697.

to a horizontal position as shown in Fig.- 2, 0r swung up to a verticalposition and held there by the flap 12. A pocket 13, for

the reception of pads, paper, envelopes,

pens or other writing material is provided on the side of the bag, tothe lower edge of which the writing pad 11 is secured.

To the vertical edges at either end of one side of the bag, the twoflaps 1 l14E are attached by hinges so that they may he swung open asshownin Fig. 2, or closed inside of the writing pad' 11, as shown inFig. 1. These two flaps 141-441 are also provided with pockets 1515, inwhich stationery, unanswered letters, postal cards and similar articlesmay be carried.

In the modification of my invention shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6, there isno provision for the carrying of wearing apparel and the like, this bagbeing intended for daily use. or on short trips, or as an auX- iliary toa larger bag or trunk in which the articles of greater bulk may bepacked.

In the three last named figures the bag is indicated by the referencenumeral 16, the writing pad is indicated by the numeral 17 and theretaining flap 18 serves to hold the pad 17 in position when the bag isclosed as shown in Fig. 4.

The pocket 19 serves the same purpose as the pocket 13 shown in Figs. 2and 3 but on one of the side flaps 20-20, a means 22 for receiving andretaining toilet articles is provided. 7

A will be obvious, this form of the device furnishes a most convenienttraveling comfort, in which the articles likely to he needed areentirely accessible at all times.

I claim In a traveling bag the. combination of the following elements;an upright section provided with receptacles adapted to contain writingmaterials; end members hingedly secured to the said upright section andadapted to contain correspondence; a writ ing pad hingedly secured tothe lower front edge of the said upright section; and a flap memberhingedly secured to the upper front edge of the upright section andadapted to lock the other members in closed position on the bag.

JOHN P. MoLlNN.

M. R. Wnm.

